List of abbreviations

Hi All,

As a newcomer to this forum (or any other forum for that matter), I was baffled at first by the use of abbreviations / acronyms I was not familiar with.

Provided this has not been done in the past, I thought it could be helpful to have a list of said abbreviations available to members.

Below are the ones I've come across so far, with the meaning I assumed they have here.

Please feel free to contribute.

FWIW = For what it's worth
AFAIK = As far as I know
OMG = Oh my God
IMO = In my opinion
IMHO = In my humble opinion
SWMBO = She who must be obeyed
PITA = self-explanatory
BTW = By the way

That's all for now

 

You've got the meanings right . However, they are not unique to this forum. They are fairly commonly used throughout the internet in newsgroups and forums. I'm sure there must be a website with most of them documented somewhere.

A couple not on your list which are more particular to this forum (and other hifi forums) are:

WAF = Wife Acceptance Factor
PRaT = Pace Rhythm and Timing

The first is self explanatory. The second has had entire threads devoted to it .

Michael.

 

YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

 

Thanks Michael,

For some reason, WAF is the only one I was familiar with before joining Z/G

It's also perhaps the only English word pronounced properly in Parisian demo rooms (probably 'cos it's pronounced the same way)

I keep running into IIRC

 

IIRC = If I Remember Correctly

If there is an abbreviation that baffles you, type "(troublesome abbreviation) means" into Google, you'll get a translation in almost all cases.

For an example see here

 

Hi,

IIRC = If I remember/recall correctly

also

VPL = Visable Pantie line
B&T = Bitter & Twisted
TTFN = Ta ta for now

SCIDB

 

In my time (IIRC, that's when I paid my way through college serving pints in an English pub) B&T used to stand for "Bitter and Tan". Or was it "Black and Tan" ?

Who can you trust

 

fubar - Fcuked up beyond all recognition
snafu - situation normal all fcuked up
foad - fcuk off and die
bwfh - bitch wife from hell (may refer to girlfriends or so's)
so - significant other.
ilicismcaotk - i laughed i cried i spat my coffee all over the keyboard.
cheers


julian

 

UYBWASS

-- Ian

 

I tried Markus' Google trick on this one, but no luck.

 

It's a popular way of saying "Cheers" when having a drink in Belfast. It stands for Up Yer Bum With A Sharp Stick.

Could come in useful.

-- Ian

 

Is this the best place for this thread? or the other one about technical meanings.

Edit: actually thinking about it why not just put this link somewhere easy to find?

http://www.acronymfinder.com

 

TWTIM (Totally Weird taste in 'Music') <> Sideshow Bob
PMSL<> Pissed Myself Laughing
Muppet<> under 25 YO Ford/Vauxhall Driver
Serious Muppet<> BMW Owner

 

I feel a FAQ forum coming on

Michael.

 

ROFL Rolling On Floor Laughing

 

RAOTFLMAO - Rolling Around On The Floor Laughing My Ass Of

 

And LOL - Laugh(ing) out Loud.

Michael.

 

Michael,

Every time my browser get's to one of your posts, it hangs for bloody ages. Your little firefox thingy isn't displaying, could the link be fubar?

Or maybe it's just IE getting defensive?

 

Seems like www.spreadfirefox.com has gone temporarily AWOL, rather like it did shortly after the 1.0 release. I'll take the link out of my sig for now.

Michael.